Section B
Section B / Question C [1]
Explain the meaning of the following phrases as they are used in the material. You may write each answer in one word or a short phrase.
(i) 'jaunty strains' (line 5)
• light music melody
• happy notes
• lively music
• confident music
• carefree music
line 37
Section A / Question D [2]
Using the material provided, explain why Mr. Jensen wants to keep the cost of the holiday within a reasonable budget.
• They have a second child about to go to university so will need to support him and still have one left who may also go to university (1)
• Supporting Peter at university may have drained their finances as university fees are very high (1)
• He has 3 children- it is expensive to raise children (1)
• Not the most high-paying jobs (1)
Section B / Question C [1]
Explain the meaning of the following phrases as they are used in the material. You may write each answer in one word or a short phrase.
(ii) 'money got tight' (line 56)
• he did not have a lot of income
• he did not have a lot of cash
• strapped for cash
• ran out of cash
• squeezed for income
lines 42 - 43
Section B / Question D [3]
Explain what you think the author means by:
(i) 'Small wonder that, when it was over, he felt wrung out.' (line 44)
Answer in about 30 words.
It is no surprise (1)/ it is not beyond belief (1) that when the event had passed/when the crisis has passed (1) Petrov felt exhausted/drained emotionally/spent (1)
OR
The experience was a stressful one (1) so it is understandable that he felt exhausted (1) as if his body had been squeezed out like a cloth (1)
3 × 1
Any content above 30 words gains no credit.
Section A / Question C [3]
Which one piece of additional information provided did you find least relevant in deciding which holiday to choose?
Justify your choice.
Point 7 (1) because Renate is dyslexic and struggles with reading (1). Any difficulties she may encounter with reading (1) would be similar irrespective of the holiday chosen (1).
But if you make a case with relevant evidence for any others in the Additional Information section, you get full points.
Section B / Question A [3]
Describe three features of Petrov's typical working day in the Serpukhov-15 base.
• He worked in a glass-room overlooking another with 200 computer operators
• He was in charge
• He had to monitor OKO satellite surveillance of missile launch areas in US
• He use an electronic world map which lit up the American launch areas for nuclear missiles.
• Typically the screen was a dull red, meaning nothing was happening with regard to the missiles
• He worked regular command shifts
• They had supper and a smoke
• By 10pm they waited for the late-night orbit: all was quiet
• It was combat duty but nothing much happened
• Allow ‘boring’ as this is implied
• He completed an operations log each night/reporting to superiors
Section B / Question D [3]
(ii) 'in such febrile times, one rooster crowing was likely to set off all the others in the village.' (lines 48-49)
Answer in about 30 words.
The situation was so tense/ fevered (1) that if one person set off the alarm (1) like a cockerel in the morning (1) and panicked (1) everyone else was likely to follow and do the same (1)
credit idea of panic setting off a (nuclear) war;
Credit any other reasonable answer that reflects understanding of the
phrase
3 × 1
Any content above 30 words gains no credit.
Section B / Question F [3]
State three pieces of evidence from the material to explain why Petrov 'was often tetchy with reporters.' (lines 61-62)
• He was bitter over his treatment by the Soviet military/government
• He felt he had done nothing but his duty
• His flat was small and grubby/ with a bare kitchen
• Nothing to show for his act/career except a TV from colleagues when he left
• and all he got when he retired was free installation of a phone by army
• Unable to afford the telephone bill/phone been cut off
• Not an illustrious end for someone who averted nuclear war
• lonely, wife had died
• fed up with reporters harassing him/press intrusion
Section B / Question B [5]
Identify evidence in the material to suggest Petrov and his team of computer operators panicked when the system indicated a missile had been launched from the USA.
Team
• people leapt from their seats (the alarm had gone off)
• Everyone looked up at him (for direction)
Petrov
• he had frozen
• he was scared stiff
• he roared at everyone to get back to work/shouted at people
• he had difficulty picking up the phone (when he called his commanders)
• hands shaking
• his chair had felt red-hot as a frying pan (couldn’t sit down)
• his legs limp as cotton
Section A / Question B [10]
Explain which one holiday is least suitable for the Jensen family, considering four disadvantages and one advantage. You should concentrate on the least suitable holiday and not refer to the other two holidays.
Answer using your own words as far as possible.
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Section B / Question E [6]
Compare the treatment of Petrov by his bosses at the time of the incident and by those people in the West after 1998.
Answer in your own words as far as possible.
General point about poor treatment by the USSR(1) and the West treated him better (1)
Those in charge in the USSR [generals and the famous professors, who had invented the early warning system] (1) felt humiliated (1) because he has shown that a very expensive system (1) had a fault (1); he was punished for not filling in the right paperwork (1) rather than being thanked because he had shamed them (1). A junior employee should never show up those above him (1). The event was kept secret (1) However when those in USA and Europe (1) found out what he had done he was applauded/praised/treated like a hero (1); he travelled around the US (1) had a film made about him (1) and was given an award for peace (1) recognised him as the man who saved the world (1)
Developed points can be credited. Comparison must be obvious
Section A / Question A [10]
Explain which one holiday the Jensen family should choose, considering the advantages and at least one disadvantage. You should concentrate on your chosen holiday and not refer to the other two holidays.
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